BikeMax

We had a great ride last Sat in CT - anyone up for a ride this Sunday ? Same route from Vineyard Hotel and 3.5 hours or so.

Just not gonna let that go are you .. There is going to be one very determined ou toppie driving the pace of that bunch next year

In case anybody didn't know (I just discovered) the entry for the Summer PPA league is now by an online process via Falcon Sports website - this is the only way to enter now and is open.

Chat to Bruce - he is quite involved on the compression garment side and swears by it as a great means of post ride recovery.

Nope' date=' iBike would measure the combined power for both riders and even if that was the goal is still not a good solution as it would require calibration for each different rider combo. The Polar would be measuring from the timing chain so the triple chainring thing is not an issue. [/quote'] I am not convinced that the timing chain will give you pilots power alone in an accurate manner as you may find some bleed over from the stokers chainset ? Get rid of the third chainring and mount on the main chain maybe ? Bruce will be able to give you an "informed" opinion on the logic of measuring from the timing chain.

True for the Ergomo' date=' but the SRM surely only measures the crank power? [/quote'] Yes it does measure at the crank, but due to the timing chain, the power at the crank of the rear rider will also include the power output of the pilot - don't forget that the rear wheel is putting down the power from both riders and this is transmitted through the timing chain from front to back. I did find this slightly confusing but did check it with SRM and they confirmed this to be the case.

] IBIke is not going to work - the unit on the front will estimate power using CDA of front rider only (as this is all the wind sees) while the rear unit will see no wind and estimate incorrect power as well. Got shares in it Crux ?

Interesting one this - Adrian and I discussed it recently - the problem is that due to the two riders and the timing chain it is tough or even impossible to get a direct accurate reading of both riders power. If you put an ergomo or an SRM at both cranks then the front one would read accurateley for the front rider but the rear one would read the power for both front and back combined - so you would need to subtract front power from back power reading to get a figure for the stoker. Same issues I would imagine with any device due to the different loads through the front and back cranks via the timing chain. I would just estimate TSS for the tandem rides based on a hard L3 ride for that duration.

PT Std R5299 or R5999 with wheel. - Ibike , you have to add R700 for the cadence sensor and more if you want HR sensor.

and you have scientifically proven this...? BTW, my Powertap seems very inconsitent too. Seems to be affected by temperature... Lefty I know it's hard but re read the post - when something is scientifically proven I will generally not preface it with "IMO" - "In my opinion" But since you ask, there are numerous reviews out there that have all pointed to an inconsistency of readings due to one or more issues - if you are interested then you will find them. I have never found PT to be temp sensitive - how do you know the inconsistency is down to temp ? If you suspect this to be the case then send a few of the suspect files to Adrian at BPT.

Or this one.. http://coachsci.sdsu.edu/csa/vol73/bishop.htm

Try this one too.. http://coachsci.sdsu.edu/csa/vol73/hawley.htm

Go and read this thread; http://www.cyclingforums.com/t126133.html very informative.

Now you are pushing it... That individual will have a significantly reduced muscle function - we are talking about "normal" muscular strength here.

CV Capacity

[QUOTE=GoLefty!!]Sorry Bruce and Bikemax but you talking out of your arses again. Core training does improve on the bike power and many pro cyclist use cross training to keep their core in shape. Please explain your thinking behind this theory - I would be very interested to hear it - and while you are at it why not post us some evidence showing increased power output as a result of core strength (or any strength) training ?? Oh -but the pro's do it - it must be good then...